Diablo Rock Gym

Help our climbing areas by donating to the Access Fund and it will be matched! Black Diamond is matching all donations up to $100,000 to help AF build more sustainable climbing areas, spread leave no trace ethics, and work with land managers to prevent closures.

Due to the increasing number of COVID cases statewide, Contra Costa County has preemptively decided to close indoor gyms starting Tuesday, 11/17. Unfortunately, that means that Diablo Rock Gym must temporarily close once more. We believe our safety protocols and social distancing have continued to be effective COVID prevention measures and are eager to reopen again soon. For now, we have canceled all reservations starting on the 17th and will continue to monitor county regulations. This is what our new normal is for now, but we know we’ll ride it out together. Let’s all do our part to support our community by maintaining social distance, wearing a mask, washing our hands, and taking good care of ourselves. #diablorockgym

Contra Costa County has just moved to the Orange Tier, which means we can expand our occupancy to 25%! We’ll have more reservation slots available, which means you’ll have more opportunities to get your climb on throughout the week. Members are still limited to 2 sessions across all gyms per week (tracked Monday through Sunday) but, same day reservations made after 10am do NOT count towards your weekly 2 visit limit.We aren’t accepting new sign ups just yet, but this is a great step forward. We can’t wait to get more folks back to climbing soon! https://touchstoneclimbing.com/dia/online-gym-reservations/

Same day bookings! Did you know we are accepting same-day reservations at Diablo Rock! If there are open reservation slots after 10am, reserving that time slot will not count against your 2 session per week allotment. Please remember to keep your mask on the whole time you are inside Diablo Rock Gym. ... If you are bouldering during your reservation, please respect others and practice social distancing. There should be 6 feet between you and others at all times. We’d like to thank everyone who have made a reservation and have come back to DRG. You make this community incredible and we love you so much!

Member + 10 Pass with Reservation Only M-F 10am 10pm S/S 8am 8pm

Needing to spruce up your mask collection? Look no further than our Touchstone Face Masks, available in our online shop! As TS athlete Canaan Vallejos knows, our lightweight face mask is the perfect way to cover up and rock Touchstone Climbing while working out, climbing, or strolling your local farmers market. Our masks were developed using technical fabrics woven specifically for activewear! Available in two sizes: S/M and L/XL. Check them out on shop.touchstoneclimbin...g.com : Outpost Digital Cinema

After six looooong months we are finally able to reopen our doors at Diablo Rock Gym in a limited capacity! Starting 9/30, we will be open to members and 10-pass holders MonFri, 10a10p + Sat/Sun, 8am8pm! State guidelines currently restrict gyms to 10% capacity, so we will be using an online reservation system. Touchstone members and 10-pass holders will be able to reserve two-hour climbing time slots up to twice per week. Time slots will open every hour and can be reserved... up to 1 week in advance. Members will also be able to book a partner on their reservation, as long as they are also Touchstone members or 10-pass holders. You MUST have a reservation to use the gym, and reservations MUST be made onlineno walk-ins are available at this time. We’ll expand our availability (and hours) as soon as we can! If you are a member or 10-pass holder, check your email inbox for a message from us with more details. If you have not received this email (but should have!), send us a DM. We can’t believe we finally get to say: See you in the gym!

Meet our newest Touchstone Athletes, Malcolm and Pierre Alcutt! They both come from 8+ years of indoor trampoline experience, which they say helps a ton for their general fitness base and body awareness. After years of bouncing and tumbling, the two brothers found a new challenge in climbing and a new community in their home gym, Diablo Rock. Climbing is just like a more grown-up version of what we were already doing, Pierre says. A self-identified boulderer, Malcolm oft...en runs out of projects in the cave & Kilter Board. I love how each climb is a puzzle to be solved both physically and mentally, he says, and how each climber’s strengths and weaknesses often allows them to unlock the same puzzle, but in different ways. While Pierre can often be found quietly scrolling through his Instagram feed (or respectfully avoiding yet another lap on your project), don’t let his modesty fool youhe’s got incredible determination and laser-like focus. But climbing is about more than sending the gnar for him: It’s the best excuse to be outside, discover a different view and perspective of nature, and spend time with my brother. On top of putting down big numbers in the gym, they’ve also both just recently done Ill Cave (V10) in Tahoeafter only 1.5 years of climbing. We can’t wait to see what they do next. Say hello to these crushers out at the rocks or in our gyms when they reopen! : Steve Babuljak

Due to recent egregious comments by the CEO of CrossFit, Touchstone Climbing and our CrossFit instructors have made the mutual decision to end our affiliation with the CrossFit brand. We’re not yet sure what its future will be, but we look forward to moving into it with you. We will share more details about this change as we begin reopening the gyms.

When we say climbing is for everyone, we are taking a stance. We are saying that we believe in everyone’s right to access to our sportand that we know we haven’t gotten there yet. Access is not about opening our doors and expecting people to walk through. It is about recognizing the barriers to entry and working to take them down. And there is no greater barrier than being denied your basic humanity. Black people in America can’t expect to feel safe jogging in their neig...hborhoods, buying candy from a corner store, holding cellphones in public, or even relaxing in their own homeshow could we expect them to feel safe rock climbing? To our Black community: We stand with you. We recognize our role in creating a more just society, starting with our gyms. We are reiterating our commitment to do better. We will continue to do the work within Touchstone to cultivate social equity at every level, from hiring practices to employee trainings and staff support. We will continue to work with organizations and support local leadership who fight for equity and access to rock climbing, both indoors and out, for all. We hope everyone in the Touchstone family feels empowered to speak out in this painful moment. It can be hard to know what you can do to fight systemic racism as an individual. It feels scary and impossible to change a system, but it CAN be changed. Here are ways that you (yes, YOU) can fight racism today: VOTE. Laws are made by lawmakers. You choose who those lawmakers are. https://registertovote.ca.gov/ Support Black-owned businesses https://bit.ly/supportBlackbizBayArea Support on-the-ground activist groups https://bit.ly/supportactivists

Jeffrey Kosoff of Ironworks is putting together a historical review of climbing in the Bay Area/Berkeley! Go check it out! https://touchstoneclimbing.com/the-history-of-berkeley-cli/

Check out this awesome post about maintaining strength and power with at home workouts! https://touchstoneclimbing.com/quarangains-maintaining-str/

First step? Buy a hangboard... Rep your home gym in the Touchstone-wide Venga Hangboard Comp May 4May 17! Download the Venga app to log your hangs and earn points. Which Touchstone gym members have been taking their #quarantraining seriously? We’ll find out on May 17th when we release the final scores. It’s a gym vs gym finger strength throwdown and we can’t wait to see what you’ve got! Come on DRG! We got this!... #diablorockgym #vengahangboardcomp #comp #climbingcomp #touchstoneclimbing

You know those shirts floating around the gym of that member that always says, "Good job everybody". Well, this gal created those! Valyrie is an awesome artist, teacher, and climber that likes to lead slab out on real rock. She can be found behind the desk here at DRG or out in the gym teaching kids to be safe and adults to have fun! Val puts the fun in her Fundamentals class! Let's be honest, the only thing more colorful than Valyrie is her art. #artist #slabclimbing #diablorockgym #touchstoneclimbing

https://touchstoneclimbing.com/who-set-this-round-3-a-mini/

Everyone, meet Chloe... Chloe has been with DRG for like, forever. Hired in the fall of 2019, she's the Peter Parker to our Daily Bugle (i.e. she takes photos & climbs walls). Feel free to chat her up if you're looking for advice on gear, she's basically a human encyclopedia for outdoor equipment. Also, if your bike needs a tune-up, Chloe can take care of it with nothing more than a wave of her hands, a wink of her eye and a strand of your hair (but let's be honest, you didn't need that one anyways). She likes Yosemite granite, fast cars and run-out sport routes, just don't ask her to smile...because she's already smiling, you doofus! #jackofalltrades #yosemite #diablorockgym #touchstoneclimbing